Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-10-01


be released ct once,
Quintan Campbell, Of leavenworth,
Kan, who murdered his wife has made the
following statement My wife, to whom I
was married six years ago, loft about two
weeks ago to visits her parents. She was
only to be gone couple of days. That
time expired and she did not return, and [
wrote her letter asking her to come home,
and why she remained away so long. re
ceived no reply to the letter. / then tele-
graphed. She answered that she intended
to stay in Kansas City. waited awhile
and then went down after her and brought
her home. Since that time I have repeat
eddy asked her to give me some reason why
she did not come home, butt could get nc
explanation, but finally she confessed to
me she had been untrue to me, and after
recrimination shot her. His statement is
denied by friends of his wife.
Capt. Black, of counsel for the Chi
cago anarchists appeared before the Supreme
court of Illinois at Ottawa, and asked leave
to withdraw the record in the case of the
anarchists for thirty days, presumably fol-
the purpose of taking it to New York, and
for assistance in completing his appeal to
the supreme court Of the United States
Chief Justice Shsldon, speaking for the
court, denied the motion, Capt Black was
very much downcast by the decision The
record re which the attorney asked possession
Gen. Roger a Pryor and Gen, Butler are
looking into the case 80 ascertain if there
are really any grounds for proceeding to
the United States supreme court with the
case.
A special from Clinton, Mo-, says
A dance in the residence of W. L. Powell
was given by Il. B. Mitchell, to which
James Atkins was not invited, owing to q
withdrawing he put in an appearance al
3 o'clock, and Mitchell believed his inten
ton to be to break UP the party. With this
he ordered Atkins from the premises, and
on his refusal to leave knocked him down
Atkins drew. a revolver, but Mitchell got
the drop on him and drove him from the
house. AS the two stepped into the yard
Atkins made false move and Mitchell
shot him dead. The murderer was arrested
Heinrich Beers shot and killed Au.
gusta seiferth near the Burlington &
Missouri depot, at LINCOLN, Neb Two shots
were fired, both of which took effect and
the girl died instantly Beers then placed
the weapon to his own head and pulled the
and before he could repeat the attempt he
was captured and locked up. He says he
had been trying to get Augusta to marry
him for some time, but she would not, and
he determined to kill himself. Meeting the
girl, he invited her to take walk, and he
again proposed, and when she refused drew
his revolver and shot her.
A Brownsville, Tex, special gives a
full account of fearful storm there aud al
Matamoras. The damage in that section
is estimated at $1,G0O,000 In Brownsville
seventy small houses were blown down and
800 others partially unroofed and rendered
untenantable. in Matamoras dozens Of the
better class and hundreds of small houses
unroofed, In the country on the American
side of the river incalcuIable damage was
DONE Countless heads Of cattle and sheer
have been lost. Crops Of cotton, corn and
sugar cane are completely Frustrated and
destroyed.
At Springfield, ILL.,, Capt. Kidd, editor
and proprietor OF the Daily Monitor, was
assaulted without warning in barber shop
streets, and brutally beaten. After knock
ing him down, Bretz stamped and kicked
the editor while unconscious until specta-
tors interfered. No explanation Of the
attack was offered, but it is supposed Brett
was incensed by an editorial attack supon
the practice of employing teams belonging
to city officials for city work, in which
BretZs name was mentioned in an un.
complimentary way.
FortY-thousand visitors were present
at the Evansville, Ind, Blue and Gray re-
union. The feature of the days pro
gramme was the industrial parade. 1t was
three hours passing given point. In the
afternoon &c, 600 people visited the reunion
grounds. Many distinguished officers and
visitors were there. Gov. Gray Of Indiana
and Gov. Buckner of Kentucky we're es-
corted to the grounds amid the roar of the
cannon, the sounds of music and shouts OF
spectators. Gov. Buckner made a short
talk. The artillery and zouaves prize drill
took lace
A telegram from Nogales, Arizona,
states that the major portion Of Indians on
the war path. So far as can be learned the
cause of the outbreak is without depth So
far no one has been killed, but depreciation
on stock ranches have resulted in much loss
and the intrepidity outrivals ali past ex-
ploits. The troops at camp north of town
and are standing on arms. Business has
almost entirely suspended, and the streets
are filled with people discussing the affair.
Frost in the vicinity Of Lynchburg,
Va, has been so severe that it is believed
two-thirds of the tobacco crop Of that
section is lost A dispatch from Evansville,
Ind, says: No doubt that the growing
tobacco has been seriously injured in the
region OF country in southern Illinois and
Indiana and Kansas, of which this is the
center. Reports are general to this effect.
The tobacco in the bottom lands is badly
injured. 1t is too soon to venture reliable
estimates of loss on the crop.
Oscar Neebe, the Chicago Anarchist
sentenced to IA years in the penitentiary
was quietly taken to Joliet, on the 18th, in
accordance with the command of the SUI
preme Court. The affair was handled very
sadFoltly, and the reporters watching. at the
jail were detained there, until the train
with Heebe on board had left the city, and
the run to Joliet was made in two hours
and the prisoner was safely received.
At Annapolis, Md, Mrs. Mary b:
McNasby, wife of furniture dealer cow
hided the wife of John Brown. The cow
hiding was severe one, and is likely to be
the subject of an investigation before q
magistrate. The cause Of the trouble Is
reported to have been suspicion on Mrs.
her husband and Mrs. Brown.
The first day Of the National G.. A.
B.. encampment opened with an attend
anee OF over 20 COO, and it was believed that
Louis, including the veterans. There Are
tent accoplnod atoms for 25,0W e. a. B.,